People · Kazakhstan
Nikita Khlobystin
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022KHLO01
Nikita Khlobystin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at Singapore Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in Kazakhstan. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2022, he has put 145 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.85 in August 2022 to 12.32, a 46% improvement. Nikita has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.71 | top 6.7% | 59 / 988 | |
| Skewb | 3.36 | 5.03 | top 6.9% | 35 / 478 | |
| 3×3 | 12.32 | 13.45 | top 15.1% | 183 / 1,325 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.33 | 10.34 | top 30.6% | 226 / 812 | |
| Clock | 12.57 | 15.32 | top 37.7% | 53 / 136 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.84 | 50.46 | top 65.1% | 224 / 338 | |
| Megaminx | 4:52.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 227 / 247 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.32 at Singapore Newcomers 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Singapore Newcomers 2025.
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Kostanay Open 2023.
- 3 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.67 at Rudny Open 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Rudny Open 2023.
Competitions
- Singapore Mid April 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Kostanay Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rudny Open 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- KSF Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2022 · 11 Aug 2022
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Daniyal Suleimen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shyngys Sharapadin (Шынгыс Шарападин) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.